Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder can be described as a mental health condition that is usually triggered by an event that was traumatizing for the individual. Traumatic event can include:
• Natural disasters like tsunami, cyclone, earthquakes, etc.
• Combat during war
• Physical abuse
• Emotional abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Accident
• Major injury, etc.
PTSD can make a person feel that they have a heightened level of alertness, face issues related to their fight or flight response, and feelings of danger even when they are physically safe.
It is often found to be affecting veterans of wars but it can affect anyone regardless of their age, profession, etc.
Symptoms
You can ask these questions to yourself and if you say “Yes” to most of these, you should seek the expertise of a mental health professional and navigate through your symptoms of PTSD with psychotherapy and medications, if needed.
Therapy
CBT
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Gradual exposure therapy
How are you feeling today ?
You can ask these questions to yourself and if you say “Yes” to most of these, you should seek the expertise of a mental health professional and navigate through your symptoms of PTSD with psychotherapy and medications, if needed.
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Do you often think of an event that has impacted you deeply?
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Do you often feel that you are on the edge most of the times?
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Do you have bouts of anger?
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Do you have flashbacks and nightmares related to the event?
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Do you find it difficult to talk about the event with others?
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Do you feel irritable and easily get startled?
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